MakronissosDesert island dependent on Kea (Tzia). Political prison until the collapse of the colonels' dictatorship in 1974. Mikis Theodorakis, composer of ´Zorba the Greek´, has been detained and tortured there. Protected as historical site (no visits).
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MakronissosAbstractDesert island dependent on Kea (Tzia). Political prison until the collapse of the colonels' dictatorship in 1974. Mikis Theodorakis, composer of ´Zorba the Greek´, has been detained and tortured there. Protected as historical site (no visits).
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description in French and, if you wish, you can
submit a translation in English. There are still some islands we never visited, and some we visited only once, so the website is a work in progress!
More information- There is information about Makronissos on Wikipedia.
